Peru vs South Africa: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area over time
- Peru
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 12.47 kg/ha against 11.97 kg/ha in Peru, a difference of 0.5 kg/ha.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 76th and South Africa ranks 74th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.09 kg/ha | 4.15 kg/ha | 2.06 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 1970s | 2.29 kg/ha | 7.28 kg/ha | 4.99 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 1980s | 3.2 kg/ha | 7.92 kg/ha | 4.72 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 1990s | 2.6 kg/ha | 7.38 kg/ha | 4.78 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 2000s | 6.91 kg/ha | 7.21 kg/ha | 0.2984 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 2010s | 12.81 kg/ha | 10.44 kg/ha | 2.36 kg/ha | Peru |
| 2020s | 14.22 kg/ha | 14.56 kg/ha | 0.3362 kg/ha | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area, Peru or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 12.47 kg/ha against 11.97 kg/ha in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area between Peru and South Africa?
- 0.5 kg/ha, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Peru and South Africa rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Peru ranks 76th and South Africa ranks 74th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).